Faulk County, SD Biographies.....Ellenbecker, John 1849 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/sd/sdfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com January 10, 2005, 1:40 pm Author: C. H. Ellis JOHN ELLENBECKER was born October 8th, 1849, in Sauk county, Wisconsin. In 1868 his father moved to Sterns county, Minnesota, where he resided until he came to this county in 1885. On the llth day of March, 1885, he located in township 117, range 72, and in the following fall his family, consisting of his wife and five children, came from Minnesota to Ellisville to become permanent settlers in their new home. His wife's maiden name was Mary Fishback, whom he married in Minnesota in 1874. To them have been born nine children, seven of whom are now living, viz; John J., Peter, Mick, Frank, William, August, and Andrew. Mr. Ellenbecker has a farm of one hundred and sixty acres, one hundred and thirty acres of which are under cultivation. Fifteen years ago Mrs. Ellenbecker died, leaving the young family to be cared for by their father. Through all these years his home has been maintained and the children well cared for. At the present time the youngest is in his eighteenth year. Three of the boys make their home with their father, the others have gone out to make homes for themselves, but all live in South Dakota. Mr. Ellenbecker has twenty-eight head of horses, forty-five head of neat stock and twenty-five hogs, and is counted among the well-to-do Faulk county pioneer farmers. Additional Comments: From: HISTORY OF FAULK COUNTY SOUTH DAKOTA CAPTAIN C. H. ELLIS TOGETHER WITH BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF PIONEERS AND PROMINENT CITIZENS ILLUSTRATED 19O9 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/sd/faulk/bios/gbs77ellenbec.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/sdfiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb